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You say that the heat was more oppressive than yesterday but I have to say ….you sounded much stronger and energized today than yesterday (must have been the air conditioning 😜😉) snake river sure is pretty …..sleep well love and try to stay cool 😎
2 years agoKeep it up, Ian and Dan! So fun to read along about your adventures. All our best! Ben and Liya
2 years agoWow 4131 feet of climbing …..in 102 degrees 😬it’s painful reading that 😳
I can’t imagine cycling it
Who knows …….this trip may actually have you drinking water (since Gatorade may be out and I can’t imagine you are finding much seltzer 😉) well done Ian and Dan
Welcome to Idaho 🥳
You’re lucky to have seen this one, because they’re scarce now. There’s another one still standing in Seneca, south of John Day, that we saw two years back. When I was growing up you saw them everywhere in logging country, belching away and smoking up the sky.
2 years agoBeautiful but depressing. When we biked a loop of the Wallowas thirty years ago in September there was more snow on top than this.
2 years agoI have seen a structure like the big, black funnel shaped structure in an old lumber mill. The one I saw was used to burn wood scraps. (google "wood chip burner in an old lumber mill" for some pictures of similar structures.)
It sounds like you may be planning to stop in Weiser, ID tomorrow night. Two notes: (1) locals pronounce it like Weezer, despite the "ei" following the W. (2) One of many national fiddle championships is held in Weiser in late June; you just missed it. :-)
Love the cows and of course the picture of the barn …..hey not to upset you but your mileage today isn’t cumulative ??? It’s as if ya started today ???? We know better 😉
2 years agoThanks Bill. Would have never guessed that.
2 years agoAntique wigwam logging burner.
http://columbiariverimages.com/Regions/Places/wigwam_burner.html
Hi Ian …..ken and Mary sent this to me and wanted to make sure you read it in your blog
Ian,
Mary and I have been following your amazing adventure. If anyone is surprised by your trip so far they have not been following your daily trips around Boulder area. Definitely thought with your inner push you would have checked out “ Murderers Creek “. Your trip will be a memorable item to share with family and friends forever. Thanks for including us in your amazing trip. Not sure we posted this correctly so Ian got our message?
Ken and Mary
Morning Scott. I could see a John Day being a good hideout. Places like Mitchell, Dayville, and Prairie City while quaint seem to have suffered. Lots of miles to ponder how we help them out.
Ride safely!
Interesting comment on Covid. John Day is the first place we hid out from Covid, staying there for a month in April just after everything started shutting down. We were looking for a quiet place to self-isolate and found it. Almost everything was shut down. A fantastic month of cycling though.
2 years agoProbably yes and yes
2 years agoHi Judith. It’s nice to hear from you. Thanks for following our adventure. I hope you find the blog somewhat amusing. This is a life bucket list item for me…crazy as that may seem.
2 years ago
Woohoo 🥳 another one in the books
2 years agoSo glad it was a quiet climb with minimal traffic …….love that the biker chick gave you boys a shout out